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My father did charters in the 50s / early 60s for a youth organisation using fixed camps on the east coast (Staithes or Marske) or in Scotland (Aberfoyle, or Abington). They usually put on a special charter from Manchester. For Abington, they added 5 coaches to the Saturday summer relief from...

There were the Lourdes charters to Dover, unofficially known as a Popex. I don't believe the story that Long John Silver had been on one, and off the boat at Dover he came stumping down past Customs. Customs Officer asked if he'd been to Lourdes for the cure. "Ar.." he says. "Bit of a failure...

One highlight was the couple from Manchester on holiday in Margate who, on a rainy day, decided to try a "city destination" mystery trip. When they arrived at Piccadilly, they just went home for a cup of tea before the train back to Kent. 1712828525 Cheltenham Racecourse station used to get a...

Apart from the one where at New Street they announced "platform 10 for the mystery excursion to Weston-super-Mare". After that the special traffic notices just said "to Western Region" and not even the train crew knew where it was going after the crew change stop. Distinction needs to be made...

A pink rainbow from the M57

60009 and 70000 double header Crewe to the East Lancs. But what's with the 3 minute "reversal" at Baguley Fold Junction? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U00517/2024-03-14/detailed

They've cancelled HS2 south of Crewe. 1708040795 You can't cancel something that was not planned (unless you mean tunnelling under south Manchester, which isn't cancelled but is unlikely to make a business case without HS2).

"Network"? What is this "network" of which you speak? 1708000284 The "branch"? The "funding envelope" isn't enough for Liverpool-Manchester: 3 new stations, 30 miles of new track, cross Ship Canal and M6, and tunnel under south Manchester. Maybe if they weren't spending Network North money...

Until Higgins made the case, accepted by the government, that it made sense to bundle 2a with phase 1 - for all the reasons that are now being cited for why finishing at Handsacre is such a daft idea.

Obviously a drafting error that should read "north of Birmingham"

By definition, if they can be done in manageable chunks, they're unlikely to be "major". Do the Crossrail tunnels as one chunk, then the stations, and then connect to other lines? Then procure the rolling stock? 1707311502 It's the DfT that's now pretending the current plan makes any sort of...

AS in Welsh?

Pity about that low bridge...

How can they be only a couple of minutes apart with 10 tph? I'm not sure why you feel so defensive. It's the only mass transit system serving the biggest sporting venue in a major city *, and it's not fit for that purpose. I can see the operating difficulties you've outlined, but they're...

Where else would load like this at 10 pm? https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Crowded-tram-to-the-match_fig3_340897879 Not stationary queueing - just following the previous tram I'd like to see "real time trains" for the Metro after a match. I often walk a mile alongside the track as far as...

Has anyone got a binding commitment from the TOC that they will stop any trains at the new station? (See "Warrington West")

If robbing other lines means single units in the evening on other routes, that would do. I know we're talking theory, but queue on the running line. So long as some go to the Eccles line, that end wouldn't suffer. But if the siding will take two double units, how long would it actually take...

It's not when the first crowds turn up. It's when the last of the crowd is cleared. I'm a bit confused now. I was told there was no capacity for extra services, but you say there may be two units waiting in the siding. If you had the stock and the staff, I'd have them queued back to Droylsden...

You couldn't avoid a queue of people. A queue of trams would help. And not 20 minute delays like reported this evening.

No. 1706738645 They walk in this weather because it's quicker than waiting for trams. If Metrolink think it's going pretty well, they're not queueing. 1706738647